Russian trade with the Dominican Republic in 2020
February 14, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with the Dominican Republic in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In 2020, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic was $77,892,412, down 32.48% ($37,467,185) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2020 were $43,362,806, down 50.58% ($44,381,564) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2020 totaled $34,529,606, up 25.04% ($6,914,379) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in 2020 was $8,833,200, a 85.31% decrease ($51,295,943) over 2019.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 113th in 2019), accounting for 0.0137% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0173% in 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 123rd largest export market in 2020 (down from 104th in 2019), accounting for 0.0129% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0208% in 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2020 (up from 104th in 2019), accounting for 0.0149% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0113% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 65.46% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (14.90% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.75% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (14.12% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.40% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.07% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.26% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (67.33% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (1.69% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $15,306,262;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $3,137,963;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $513,153;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $143,125.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $58,094,698;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,261,251;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $868,834;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $811,582;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $512,356.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,192,834 | 7.36 | 54,871 | 5,718.80 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 14,058 | 0.03 | 8,543 | 64.56 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 981,091 | 2.26 | 59,075,789 | -98.34 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,799,861 | 4.15 | 2,668,695 | -32.56 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 920,805 | 2.12 | 407,652 | 125.88 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 97,714 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 5,541,786 | 12.78 | 8,803,037 | -37.05 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,976 | 0.01 | 15,000 | -60.16 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 0 | 0.00 | 4,574 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 973 | 0.00 | 134 | 626.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 631,001 | 1.46 | 487,876 | 29.34 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 262,006 | 0.60 | 239,162 | 9.55 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 1,925 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 435,152 | 1.00 | 1,246,734 | -65.10 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 85,415 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 99,308 | 0.23 | 16,650 | 496.44 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 709,509 | 1.64 | 738,993 | -3.99 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 4,842 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 3,024 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 28,286,353 | 65.23 | 12,980,091 | 117.92 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,587 | 0.00 | 7,499 | -78.84 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 97,662 | 0.23 | 25,060 | 289.71 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 9,820 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 53,550 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 123,255 | 0.28 | 635,611 | -80.61 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 57,674 | 0.13 | 132,390 | -56.44 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,100 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,500 | 0.02 | 577 | 1,373.14 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 1,973 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,344 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 198 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 125 853 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 57.20% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (44.07% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.98% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (26.45% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.95% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (20.69% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.99% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (2.50% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.61% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (5.82% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,939,204;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,421,138;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,881,127;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $529,054;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $208,641;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $114,523.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,792,309;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $827,814;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $575,857;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $128,018.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,478,591 | 7.18 | 2,411,687 | 2.77 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 363,142 | 1.05 | 248,619 | 46.06 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 17,880 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 145,150 | 0.42 | 73,101 | 98.56 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 32,501 | 0.09 | 38,627 | -15.86 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,698 | 0.00 | 9,936 | -82.91 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,704,656 | 33.90 | 7,765,452 | 50.73 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,026,131 | 14.56 | 1,604,993 | 213.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 230 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,386 | 0.01 | 4,642 | -27.06 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,527,621 | 13.11 | 5,355,435 | -15.46 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 4,684 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 292,919 | 0.85 | 84,278 | 247.56 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 337,972 | 0.98 | 263,831 | 28.10 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,385 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 15,066 | 0.04 | 7,916 | 90.32 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 70,777 | 0.20 | 102,424 | -30.90 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 689 | 0.00 | 392 | 75.77 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 48,403 | 0.14 | 54,932 | -11.89 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 105,335 | 0.31 | 233,353 | -54.86 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,664 | 0.01 | 153 | 2,294.77 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 742,743 | 2.15 | 1,318,600 | -43.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,215,555 | 3.52 | 686,501 | 77.07 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,373 | 0.01 | 2,741 | 59.54 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,881,127 | 5.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,061 | 0.01 | 2,382 | -13.48 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 123,689 | 0.36 | 121,557 | 1.75 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 520,785 | 1.51 | 518,586 | 0.42 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,871,734 | 14.11 | 6,664,043 | -26.90 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 40 | 0.00 | 76 | -47.37 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 9,356 | 0.03 | 15,394 | -39.22 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 391 | 0.00 | 1,396 | -71.99 |